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Studies for herbal remedies?
I am interested in learning more about various herbal remedies but have had very little luck finding any controlled or double blind studies (with the exception of St. John's wort). I'd like to hear about efficacy and side effects in a group taking the medicine vs. a control group (preferably double blind). Does anyone know of any resources for these? Or are they just not out there?
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They're out there... Is there a specific herb in which you're interested?
Here are some good sites to get started on your search:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
http://www.cochrane.org/
http://www.vitasearch.com/
Do pay some attention to the journal in which an article is published... but not to the extent that a poorly designed study in a major journal is accepted over a well designed study in a lesser-known journal. Critically evaluate the methodology and the quality of the study as well as the results and implications and work from high-quality results.
Happy researching and good luck!
Here are some good sites to get started on your search:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
http://www.cochrane.org/
http://www.vitasearch.com/
Do pay some attention to the journal in which an article is published... but not to the extent that a poorly designed study in a major journal is accepted over a well designed study in a lesser-known journal. Critically evaluate the methodology and the quality of the study as well as the results and implications and work from high-quality results.
Happy researching and good luck!
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- Here is a good article about a recent study. In addition to this study about how herbs are ineffective the article contains links to other articles about how they are often dangerous as well. There aren't too many studies like this out there because the groups that make herbal remedies don't need FDA approval, which means they don't need to prove efficacy so they don't do the research. Unless some independent group decides to study an herbal remedy, it never gets studied.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31190909/
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